Neil Gaiman American Gods

American gods 2001 is a fantasy novel by british author neil gaiman.

Neil gaiman american gods. The novel is a blend of americana fantasy and various strands of ancient and modern mythology all centering on the mysterious and taciturn shadow. It is the story of shadow released from prison just days after his wife and best friend are killed in an accident who. Now he turns his attention back to the source presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. First published in 2001 american gods became an instant classic lauded for its brilliant synthesis of mystery satire sex horror and poetic prose washington post and as a modern phantasmagoria that distills the essence of america seattle post intelligencer.

Neil gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. And they are in its direct path. American gods is neil gaiman s best and most ambitious novel yet a scary strange and hallucinogenic road trip story wrapped around a deep examination of the american spirit. A mysterious stranger offers him a job.

American gods american gods 1 neil gaiman. A modern masterpiece from the multiple award winning master of innovative fiction neil gaiman. One of the most talked about books of the new millennium american gods is a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an american landscape at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. Wednesday who knows more about shadow than is possible warns that a storm is coming a battle for the very soul of america.

American gods 2001 is a fantasy novel by british author neil gaiman. The book was published in 2001 by headline in the united kingdom and by william morrow in the united states.